Chocolate lovers wait in long lines at French Broad Chocolate Lounge in Pack Square, Asheville, North Carolina, for truffles and caramels. Owned by Jael and Dan Rattigan, the French Broad Luscious Chocolates LLC, grossed $2.6 million in 2014, selling 18 tons of chocolate through their store or as bars through other businesses.

Lance Trenary, the first new CEO of Raleigh-based chain Golden Corral in twenty-six years, is poised to speed up company growth. To keep up with the varied tastes of the nearly 3 million customers a week, Trenary looks innovate to attract even more guests.